Bringing editors together from across campus will build community. It will foster the creation of a support network. It will also make it easier for people interested in scholarly communication to hear, learn, and prioritize issues and challenges facing editors. Once these issues are identified and possibly prioritized, then plans can be made to address the issues effectively. Thus, the purpose of the lunch/discussion combination is to begin to share “war stories” in the hopes of at least finding some common ground. Issues and challenges might include but are certainly not limited to:

balancing the costs of publication

dealing with copyright issues

decisioning between electronic and paper-based distribution

determining the feasibility of open access publishing

finding and identifying qualified authors

finding and identifying qualified publishers

finding and identifying qualified reviewers

implementing a searchable/browsable archive of previous content

increasing impact factors

increasing readership

learning how to use computer technology to manage workflows

moving from one publisher to another

We sincerely believe we all have more things in common than differences. If you are an editor or someone who is keenly interested in the scholarly communications process, then drop us a line (Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan@nd.edu>, 631-8604), come to the lunch, and participate in the discussion. We hope to see you there.